Verboticism: Salelubrious
DEFINITION: v., To believe you're saving money by buying things which are on sale even if you don't really want or need them. n., A person who believes they are saving their money whenever they buy something on sale.
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Fallashop
Created by: aleximrie
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jane's boyfriend was slowly going mad. Jane's constant fallashopping was really eating into their savings.
Etymology: fallacy + shop
Bargainchump
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: BAHR-guhn-chuhmp
Sentence: Alex and his date went bargainchumping for half-price lawn flamingos; despite the fact that Alex lived in an apartment, he hoped to impress the young lady with his financial prowess.
Etymology: bargain-hunt + chump
Surgain
Created by: vixphilia
Pronunciation: SUrgain
Sentence: The bugger said this dehydrated water was 50% off and that's why he bought it. Surgain indeed.
Etymology: Sucker + Bargain
Foolociousness
Created by: deathsweep
Pronunciation: foo lo cious ness
Sentence: Juanita really showed her foolociousness when she came home with a case of cock-rings.
Etymology:
Defrayaway
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dee-fray-ah-way
Sentence: Jim was an imbesale who couldn't pass up econobuys. A strong believer in the defrayaway plan, he "saved" hundreds of dollars buying 8-track tapes for 99 cents, only to discover that none of his cronies at Verbotomy had an 8-track player.
Etymology: defray, layaway
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COMMENTS:
maybe we could buy a couple of hundred of them on ebay - they're collectibles afterall - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-16: 12:46:00
Good word! De-fray(How To Save a Life)ment. There's a tune for you to hum for the weekend. - Stevenson0, 2007-11-16: 18:28:00
Good word! The bargain hunter has little trouble finding a bargain, but a lot of trouble finding a use for it afterward. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-16: 21:49:00
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Retrohoard
Created by: SpaceCadet
Pronunciation: re-troh-hohrd
Sentence: John was such a retrohoard that he spent all his free time scouring through the stalls at the local flea markets, in the hopes of finding that long lost treasure, what ever it may be. For retrohoarding is less about the immediate goal but the future potential, however elusive; one could say it's the modern day equivalent to the great mythic quests of the past.
Etymology: 1. "retro-": a prefix from Latin retrō (adv.), backward, back, behind. 2. "hoard": (noun) a supply or accumulation that is carefully guarded for future use; (verb) to accumulate for future use in a carefully guarded place
Gullibuyer
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: gull-ih-bye-er
Sentence: She's such a gullibuyer, she bought a timeshare where the next Hawaiian island will be.
Etymology: gullible + buyer
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COMMENTS:
good one yellowbird - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-16: 12:42:00
Some are bargain hunters, while others buy the things they need! Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-16: 21:39:00
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Denybuy
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: di-nahy-bahy
Sentence: Not only do you feel less guilty by denybuying 4 flat screen tv's - you can also impress your friends & family at the same time.
Etymology: deny + buy
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COMMENTS:
I like it Remi. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-16: 18:58:00
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Invesdementia
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: ĭn-věs-dĭ-měn'-shə
Sentence: Aunt Martha spent most of her waking hours watching the Home Shopping Network, in a state of invesdementia, calling in to buy things like gaudy jewelry and shoes, even though she'll never wear them, since she never leaves her apartment. On her fixed income, her practice of 'trickle-away economics' will eventually leave Martha debtstitute.
Etymology: investment "the act of spending or devoting funds for future advantage or benefit" (Latin, investīre) + dementia (Latin, dēmentia "madness")
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COMMENTS:
Aunt Martha is such a 'Super-sHSNopper' that the hostesses all know her voice, and the operators all have shortcuts on their ordering terminals to enter her credit card number. - Tigger, 2007-11-18: 23:44:00
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Bargainbasedbent
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: bar/gan/based/bent
Sentence: Sue was so bargainbasedbent that she planned her holidays around closing sales.
Etymology: bargain + based + bent (determined) + bargain basement
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COMMENTS:
Hell hath no fury like a woman at a bargain counter! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-16: 21:45:00
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